recur-portal

To add a subscription management portal, you create a server-side portal session in FastAPI using a secret key to generate a redirect URL, then add a React frontend button to route users to the hosted customer portal for billing self-service.

Through a Recur customer portal, customers can independently view active subscriptions, update payment methods, cancel or reactivate plans, upgrade subscriptions, and view their complete billing history without needing support assistance.

You securely create a customer portal session by using your Recur secret key on the server side to generate a short-lived redirect URL, ensuring authentication checks are passed before granting subscribers access to the billing portal.

Yes, you need a FastAPI backend server to handle portal session creation with your secret key, while the React frontend provides the button to redirect users to the securely generated portal URL.

Launching a self-service billing portal requires configuring your Recur secret keys and frontend URL, deploying the FastAPI backend and React frontend, and setting up short-lived portal sessions with proper authentication checks.

Using a hosted customer portal reduces support workload and improves retention by securely automating subscription management workflows, allowing customers to self-serve billing tasks without exposing sensitive payment logic to your frontend.